Sharjah regained the tone of the victories again in the Arab Gulf League, after four consecutive defeats suffered in the past four rounds, as it achieved a valuable victory at the expense of its guest, Ittihad Kalba 3-1, yesterday, at the Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah Club within Round 15, to raise its balance to 27 points, while the Union of Kalba froze at only 13 points.
The match, which was attended by 1586 fans, witnessed a great brilliance from Ryan Mendez and Brazilian Caio Lucas, amid the joy of the Sharjah fans to restore the smile and victories.
Sharjah ended the first half, ahead of a goal scored by player Ryan Mendes «42», before the Brazilian professional Caio Lucas added the second goal «55», and the Kalba Union reduced the difference by Osama Al-Shall «77», but the player, Muhammad Khalfan, managed to add the third goal Sharjah «83».
The start of the match was quick, and the Kalba Union started the best during the first quarter of the first half, as Kalba players threatened the goal of Sharjah goalkeeper, Adel Al Hosni, with more than a dangerous shot, the most prominent of which was Gojak's shot, which was saved by goalkeeper, Adel Al Hosani, and hardly removed from his goal «11».
The Kalba coach made an emergency switch after 18 minutes into the match, with Yaqoub Al Hosani entering as a substitute for the injured Mansour Al Balushi.
The owners of the land tried to organize their ranks and control the course of the game. Brazilian Caio Lucas, Cape Verde player Ryan Mendes and Muhammad Khalfan led more than one attempt, but they did not pose a real danger to the goalkeeper of Kalba Union, Yusef Abdullah.
The match referee, Ammar Al-Junaibi, canceled a Sharjah goal scored by Caio Lucas "21" for offside.
Sharjah player Ryan Mendes missed an opportunity for a Sharjah goal, when he faced the goalkeeper, and he hit a ball that passed over the post, amid the amazement of the attendees (36).
The owners of the land seemed the best in the last part of the first half, and the team led several attempts against the federation of Kalba, with the aim of creating gaps in the team's defense and reaching its own goal.
Ryan Mendez was able to score the first goal of Sharjah «42» with a wonderful individual effort, when he got rid of the defense of the Union of Kalba and hit the ball directly into the goal, on the left side of goalkeeper Yousef Abdullah.
With the beginning of the second half, Sharjah pressed hard on the Federation of Kalba Front in search of the second goal, and tightened control over the course of the game, but Sharjah's attempts were unsuccessful, and in return, the Union of Kalba sought to adjust the result and return to the atmosphere of the game again, after being late in the first half with a goal without Reply.
The Sharjah squad has no name, Ricardo Gomez, who was not even on the reserve list, which means that he left the team lists in the local competitions, following the decline in his technical level in the past period, and his failure to provide the positive return required since his arrival in Sharjah.
The Brazilian player, Caio Lucas, scored the second goal for Sharjah «55» from a ball given to him by teammate Ryan Mendes.
Sharjah player, Ryan Mendes, shine remarkably in this match, and represented the trump card of his team in the absence of the Brazilian, Igor Cornado, due to injury.
Sharjah goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani saved his goal from a goal from a volley by Al Kalba’s substitute player, Anderson Olivier, 63 when he was facing the goal.
Kalba managed to reduce the difference when his player Osama Al-Shall scored a wonderful goal (77) with a powerful shot, and Mohammed Khalfan scored the third goal for Sharjah (83) with a strong goal.